Further Education
We work closely with sector colleagues and sector bodies to ensure these resources are tailored and differentiated to meet your college’s needs.
The Careers & Enterprise Company partnered with CooperGibson Research to carry out this research into careers leadership in colleges. Read the report here.
Careers Impact internal leadership review
The Careers Impact internal leadership review supports a quality assured, sustainable and strategic approach to careers leadership.
The review forms part of the Careers Impact System, which is a process that drives continuous improvement in careers education. It sets clearly defined standards as to what good looks like in careers leadership and is directly linked to wider school and college improvement.
Spotlight
Careerscope - Hospitality Industry Hub
CareerScope is your one-stop-shop for all things careers in the Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism Industry.
Our mission is to support people from all backgrounds and ages, attract talent towards the industry, and ultimately, promote hospitality as a great place to work.
Whether you’re a teacher or careers advisor, a student, or a job seeker, we have resources, programmes and support available to help you reach your full potential.
Making encounters meaningful: support for providers
This resource is for providers who deliver encounters in schools, special schools and colleges to support students with learning about all pathways.
In the context of the provider access legislation, a provider is an organisation that offers approved technical education qualifications or their representative, for example an FE college or training provider. The purpose of the resource is to enable providers to effectively engage with schools, special schools and colleges to deliver encounters that have an impact on students and are aligned with the institution’s wider careers education programme.
School roadmap/college roadmap
Understand the role of Careers Leader, and the support offered through our Enterprise Adviser Network, by following our roadmaps for success.
Careers Provision in Colleges: What Works? (2018)
This paper provides evidence for effective career guidance within the Further Education (FE) sector. The evidence can be used by colleges of all types and providers of career and enterprise programmes when considering supporting young people with careers activities.
Understanding the role of the Careers Leader: A guide for colleges
The government's Careers Strategy means that all schools and colleges should have a named Careers Leader in place by September 2018. This guide for colleges explains what careers leadership in colleges looks like and how it could be led and managed within your college.
Careers Leader training
Transform your careers programme and develop your skills as a Careers Leader to strategically embed careers in the curriculum.
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Future Skills Questionnaire
The Future Skills Questionnaire (FSQ) is a tool to measure learners’ career-readiness.
FSQ covers key aspects of knowledge, skills and attitudes that are important for successful transitions.
Talentino!
Talentino programmes have been helping to improve career outcomes for young people with a range of learning difficulties in a mixture of settings – special schools, mainstream schools, AP, PRU, SEMH, etc.
They also provide great opportunities for learning more, through their regular newsletters, annual SEND Careers Conference, and by publishing free resources.
We are running our annual SEND/Inclusion Careers Conference for free online from 26th to 28th November, register here.
FES Connect Activity
‘FES Connect’ is a national community for Post 16 careers leaders and practitioners, supporting development and sharing of best practice to ensure every learner is supported to find their next best step.
An opportunity to share examples of what's working well across the country in careers education via online seminars, newsletters showcasing best practice and an FES Connect chat board.
Click here to register.
FES Connect - Films
To celebrate careers excellence in colleges, we have made a series of films celebrating innovation and variety around the country.
Technology for CYP with a vision impairment
These Technology pages produced by Thomas Pocklington Trust by staff with lived experience of a vision impairment show what can be achieved with technology adaptations.
Amazing Apprenticeships Resources
Amazing Apprenticeships is a leading organisation in the education sector, working with schools, colleges and employers, tackling misconceptions and promoting the benefits of apprenticeships and technical education.
They work closely with the Department for Education and a wide range of other partners and stakeholder organisations in England and internationally, to ensure that more individuals and businesses can access the benefits of apprenticeships.
Animated film explaining what apprenticeships are and their benefits, watch here!
Parental Engagement: Parental Journey/roadmap
Help parents understand their child’s careers education journey, the key decision points and how and when you will be offering them support using these visual journey’s.
My Journey, My Future
This programme is focused on the different stages of transition experienced by young people on the journey from education to the world of work.
Amazing Apprenticeships - Find an apprenticeship Guide
This guide provides step-by-step support in how to set up an account on Find an apprenticeship, which is the government apprenticeship vacancy service advertising over 20,000 apprenticeship vacancies a year. Download this guide to support students or individuals to create an account and start searching and applying for apprenticeships.
Career Guides - Youth Employment UK
Youth Employment UK’s Career Guides are perfect for young people to get a taste of what different careers involve, how to get into various roles, and support them with exploring options that interest them!
Speakers for Schools: Virtual and onsite work experiences
We connect young people from state secondary schools and colleges with life-changing and career-enhancing work experience opportunities with leading employers at a regional and national level.
Journey/roadmap (Learner Journey)
Make sure everyone knows which way you’re heading: ensure all stakeholders understand your careers programme by using these templates to present it in a visual way.
Careers Guidance
Resources for College Careers Leaders - AoC
The Careers & Enterprise Company are working with the Association of Colleges to provide resources, webinars and information for the leaders, governors and careers guidance professionals in the FE sector to help support colleges with their careers guidance offer.